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Re: .com vs .net From TJ on 26 August '00 replying to Re: .com vs .net posted by Patrick R >>Can anyone tell me what the major difference is between having a website with a .com extention rather then .net or .org. As I understand it, .com stands for commercial business, and org stands for organization - usually government related. What does .net stand for and would registering a name with this type of extention place you at any great disadvantage over someone who owns the same name but with a .com ext? Do the SE's treat sites differently by the extensions? >>Thanks in advance, >> >>Tyler > >People tend to default on the .com suffix, so if somebody types in www.your-domain.com, when it is actually .net three things can happen: > >1) The person assumes the URL is just incorrect, and gives up looking for you. >2) The .com web-site is a competitor, and gets the customer instead. >3) The person realizes the mistake and tries the .net suffix. > >As you can see, there is a real disadvantage to using a .net URL if some-one else is using the .com counterpart. Ideally you would own both, but if you can't, let it be the .net suffix, or think of another domain name. > >Patrick R. Patrick, well stated. Originally, the .com was to be for Commercial use only. The .net was for 'Net Works' ie: ISP's (Internet Service Providers) And the .org was only for Organisations (mostly for 'non profits'. I wasn't around the 'Net way back then, so I don't know what us 'ordinary every day people' used. Now, anyone can use any extention for 'Personal Pages' etc. or for any purpose, except .gov.

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>>>Can anyone tell me what the major difference is between having a website with a .com extention rather then .net or .org. As I understand it, .com stands for commercial business, and org stands for organization - usually government related. What does .net stand for and would registering a name with this type of extention place you at any great disadvantage over someone who owns the same name but with a .com ext? Do the SE's treat sites differently by the extensions? >>>Thanks in advance, >>> >>>Tyler >> >>People tend to default on the .com suffix, so if somebody types in www.your-domain.com, when it is actually .net three things can happen: >> >>1) The person assumes the URL is just incorrect, and gives up looking for you. >>2) The .com web-site is a competitor, and gets the customer instead. >>3) The person realizes the mistake and tries the .net suffix. >> >>As you can see, there is a real disadvantage to using a .net URL if some-one else is using the .com counterpart. Ideally you would own both, but if you can't, let it be the .net suffix, or think of another domain name. >> >>Patrick R. > >Patrick, well stated. Originally, the .com was to be for Commercial use only. The .net was for 'Net Works' ie: ISP's (Internet Service Providers) And the .org was only for Organisations (mostly for 'non profits'. I wasn't around the 'Net way back then, so I don't know what us 'ordinary every day people' used. Now, anyone can use any extention for 'Personal Pages' etc. or for any purpose, except .gov.